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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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